Sorry! I just had to repost this chapter. i looked over it and found some errors, and it really disturbed me!
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Chapter 10 – The Mall: Part 3
Kyo and Tohru entered the restaurant, called the "Buddha Bar." They were greeted by the chimes of bells that hung on top of the door, in which they opened. The first thing they saw was the colors red and gold. That seemed to be the theme color of the place since practically everything was in those colors.
The lights that hung from the ceiling had metal bars and it gave off light in a warm shade of orange, making the area give off a peaceful aura. But the thing that caught their eye the most was the giant Buddha made up of gold that towered toward the ceiling towards the back of the room. The Buddha was sitting down, its legs crossed with its arms gently on its lap and its eyes were closed. The tables were neatly lined up in columns and rows in front of it. There were 3 chairs per table that were brown and were made up of wood, and the table was furnished with white napkins and 3 glasses of water. The walls were in the color of dark shade of orange, and there were deep red curtains almost like the color of blood, draped along it that touched the floor.
It wasn't really that busy, and so they took a seat at a nearby table. A waiter came by and gave them a basket of bread to eat while they looked at their menu and decided on what to order.
"Wow, this place is really big!" Tohru commented as she gazed around at the restaurant. Her eyes looked at all the tables, and all the people on it. When her eyes scanned towards the corner of the room, her eyes stopped and she squinted to get a better view.
"Why are you squinting like that?" Kyo chuckled as he looked at Tohru. To him, she looked like an old lady trying to read something – except that she didn't have any wrinkles on her milky white skin. He turned towards where she was looking and looked over the shoulders of people, trying to get a better view.
"Kyo-kun isn't that…"
She never got to finish her sentence because Kyo finished it for her.
"It's the damn rat!" His face boiled as he thought of his enemy ruining the moment with his Tohru. He wasn't going to let that happen. He clenched his fingers into a fist and was about to pound it against the table when Tohru talked again.
"Hey, look. Yuki-kun is with Manabe-kun and Machi-chan too!"
The hot headed teen looked back at where his cousin was and his face softened a little. Yuki was laughing as he gazed into Machi's eyes.
"Hey, are Machi and the damn rat going out now?" He observed them more and saw Yuki smile in a way he didn't see before – not like he ever saw him smile. Then, he saw Manabe pop up between them and say something. It must've been something that embarrassed them since he slapped him on the head, as Machi looked flustered and shot an insult back at him. He brought his attention back to Tohru who was now scanning the menu. He picked up his menu as well and looked over it. In the end, Kyo decided to get pasta and Tohru, the same.
It was Kyo's turn to go into shock as he looked around the restaurant and spotted the Yankee, Uotani and the Psychic, Hanajima a table behind them. His mouth hung open in shock as Hana, who was facing away from him, turned around and waved at him.
"What are you looking at?" The brunette turned around to see her friends and waved at them.
"Looks like everyone came here!"
Kyo came back to reality when the waitress arrived with their food. She placed a tray on their table and lifted the metal cover. The smell of tomato and noodles filled the air, as the smoke came pouring out and rushed to their faces.
"Make sure to blow your food first Kyo-kun! You wouldn't want to burn your tongue." Tohru, always being so caring and protective, reminded him.
She picked up her spoon and shoved it into the plate of noodles. She spun her spoon in circles so that the noodles were in a ball on her fork. Once she got a good amount of noodles, she lifted her fork and blew onto the noodles softly to lessen the heat, and put it in her mouth. The taste of hot tomato filled her taste bud, and the chewiness of the noodles made it all the better as it added even more flavor.
Meanwhile, as the two blind lovebirds ate their pasta and had fun, Yuki experienced the same thing – with just a touch of annoyance from Manabe, as usual. It seemed that annoying the heck out of him was his 24/7 job.
"Yun-yun, while we were walking here, I noticed that you had something in your pocket! Can I see it?"
Yuki shot Manabe a glare. He saw it, the gift for Machi. He thought in his head. He purchased it earlier on that day in a boutique next to the shop where they took pictures. He rushed to get it while Machi and Manabe were bickering. He got her a small Mogeta key chain that he saw.
"It's just my cell phone."
"Why would your cell phone be in your back pocket? It's usually in the front. You're hiding something from me aren't you?" Manabe whined as he tried to get Yuki to spill the beans.
Yuki, getting really annoyed now swung his head away from Manabe's direction to where Tohru and Kyo were sitting. Manabe followed where his eyes went and saw them as well.
"I see now! It all makes sense. You got something for Tohru, because you love her! And you didn't want to tell me because you didn't want to say anything in front of Machi!"
The silver haired boy looked back at him and gave him a disgusted look.
"I love Ms. Honda in a motherly way, and nothing more. If you want to annoy someone you can go annoy my idiot cousin."
"But, you know that we're not allowed to stay with people not in our groups!"
"Is Shigure here?"
"Good point! It's time to break the rules!" Manabe got up happily from his chair and walked towards the other couple.
Thank god I got rid of him!Yuki thought in his head. He looked back at Machi who was staring at her half eaten plate.
"Sorry about that Machi. Here," He poked his hand into his pocket and took out the item he purchased. "I got this for you."
He presented a mini Mogeta keychain and gave it to Machi. Her eyes widened in shock at how much he knew about her. She grabbed the keychain from him and stared at it admiringly on the palm of her hands.
"Thank you President." Machi mumbled. "Why, would you give me something? Don't you think I'm weird?"
"Why would I ever think that way of you, Machi? I love you." Yuki whispered the last few words, but kept eye contact with her.
Machi's eyes widened in what he said and stared back at him.
"Do you really mean that?" She asked shyly.
"Machi, I would never lie to you."
"But, I don't get it. Why, do you love me? There are so much other people out there that are better than me for you."
"Machi," Yuki said. "I love you because you don't see me as a prince. Something that everyone sees me as, even Honda-san."
Machi looked deeper into his eyes, trying to find any trace of him lying, but didn't find anything.
"Okay then, I am guessing you want to know how I feel?"
"That would be nice." Yuki mumbled.
"Well, uhm. How should I say this? I love you too President. I love you because, you accept me for being such a mess freak. Other people mess things up because they taunt me. But you, you don't. You do it because you really understand what I feel. This is what I feel about you President."
Yuki laughed at what she said and grabbed her face with his hands, as he gently raised it to his, and planted a kiss on her.
Manabe, who was with Tohru and Kyo, stared at them from far away. Grinning at what just happened between the two.
"Looks like Machi and Yun-yun are hooked up! Well, it was fun talking to you guys, but I got to go and annoy the new couple. See ya!"
Manabe waved them good bye as Kyo and Tohru stared in shock at the new couple. Tohru, having recovered first, spoke up.
"Looks like Paris really is the place for people to fall in love, huh Kyo-kun?"
Kyo stared back at her and nodded his head.
"It sure is."
I'm going to tell her, I'm telling her I love her today.
Machi and Yuki released from their kiss. Machi blushed in embarrassment and Yuki laughed at her shyness.
"Stop laughing president, you're making fun of me!" Machi angrily told him.
"You just look so cute when you're flustered. And you can just call me Yuki, not President. Got it?"
"Okay, Yu-ki." Machi tested it out, pronouncing his name with separate syllables.
"You'll get used to it someday Machi."
"Congratulations!" A happy voice boomed from behind them.
Yuki and Machi turned their heads to find Manabe advancing towards them.
"I knew you two were in love! It's so obvious! I mean, come on! Yuki is too kind to you Machi, he talks to you differently. And you Machi, every time he talks to you; you get stuck on what to say!"
The couple, getting angry with what he was saying, stood up to leave the restaurant.
"Thanks Manabe, for volunteering to pay the bills." Yuki called from behind him as he and Machi left the restaurant, leaving a grumpy Manabe.
Hanajima and Uotani, taking in all that just happened was shocked at all that was happening. Well, at least Uo was.
"Hey, you think Orangey 'ill make a move on Tohru?"
"Yes, he will. I can feel it, in his waves. They are nervous..."
"Man! This is such a romantic night!"
Back with Kyo and Tohru, they were finishing off their meals when Kyo reached into his pocket and took out the blue, velvet box that held the necklace he purchased earlier. He left it on hid lap until Tohru was finished eating. When he was done, he placed his hands on the table in a ball.
"Tohru, there's something I need to tell you." He began.
"Yes, what is it Kyo-kun?" Tohru tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"Uhm, well you see…" Kyo began; the palms of his hands were getting sweaty as he grew even more nervous. "What I'm trying to say is…"
He gave up with the words and took out the box from underneath. He could almost imagine the necklace around her milky white neck. The skinny, round, silver chain held a pendant of an orange cat in the middle of a silver heart. He gave her the case that Tohru shyly took.
"Kyo-kun, you didn't have to buy me anything!"
She opened the box and saw the necklace and gasped. Tears filled her eyes and she wiped them away from her eyes with her hand.
Kyo looked shocked from her tears and started to panic.
"I', sorry, do you not like it? I'll return it – "
"No, I love it Kyo-kun, I love it so much!"
Tohru gazed at in the case and Kyo, picking up more courage continued with what he was saying earlier.
"You see the heart on the chain, do you know what that means?"
"Well, the heart symbolizes love"
"And, what's in the middle of the heart?"
"A cat, it's a cat."
"Put that together…"
"…and you get Cat love."
Kyo laughed at what she said. "No, it means 'I love you.' Don't you get it? I'm the cat, and I'm trying to say I love you. I love you Tohru."
"Tohru's eyes widened just like Machi's.
"D-do you really mean that Kyo-kun?"
"Yes, I do mean it."
It was Tohru's turn to laugh. "I love you too Kyo-kun! I love you so much, that my love for you can't be beat!"
"That would make my love for you tough to beat too then."
Kyo leaned and Tohru followed what he was trying to do. They leaned across the table and shared their first kiss.
"I love you Kyo-kun."
"I love you too Tohru, and you can just call me Kyo."
"Okay then, I love you Kyo."
Okay, that's all for this chapter! Thanks for reading, please kindly leave an honest review. I know I didn't really put the Machi and Yuki thing into detail but I'll focus on that when I'm writing a FanFiction for Yuki and Machi. Just to let you know that there's going to be probably two more chapters and an epilogue!